Primary Care Of The Aging Family

Catalog description

Prepares family nurse practitioner students to assume responsibility for the coordination and delivery of culturally appropriate health services to middle-aged and older families. Students learn to manage stable chronic conditions and acute episodic illnesses commonly encountered in primary care settings. The course emphasizes the conceptual basis for practice and an appreciation for evidence-based care. Students continue to integrate health promotion and health maintenance into the primary care of older clients and their families. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Prerequisite(s): NUR 61100 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B AND NUR 61300 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B Course Learning Outcomes 1. Synthesize health assessment information regarding acute and chronic health deviations in aging individuals and their families. 2. Implement an appropriate plan of care in the advanced clinical nursing management of acute and chronic health deviations in elders. 3. Manage acute and chronic health deviations in elderly persons while integrating principles of family theory that promote health and well-being for the family as unit. 4. Evaluate the need for the continuation, modification, or cessation of the implemented plans of care for aging families. 5. Incorporate ethical and legal principles in advanced nursing care of elders and their families. 6. Demonstrate competence as an interdisciplinary team member in promoting desired health outcomes for aging families. View Class Schedule